Saturday, September 20, 2025

Mike Dickerman and Stephen Smith's Guide to NH's 4000 Footers Nominated for "Peoples Choice Award" by NH Writers Project

 

Episode 127 New Hampshire Secrets, Legends & Lore Podcast

Mike Dickerman and Stephen Smith's "Guide to NH's 4000 Footers"  Nominated for "People's Choice Award" by NH Writers Project


Episode 127 New Hampshire Secrets, Legends & Lore Podcast

Put another log on the fire and get comfortable with the third and newest edition of their NH 4000 footers book. "The 4000-Footers of the White Mountains," co-authored by Mike Dickerman and Steve D. Smith.  which has just been nominated for the "Peoples' Choice Award" in the NH Writers Project biennial awards contest. 

You may want to have a notebook handy to take some notes as well, because the 3 lb weight of this behemoth will probably be more than you want to add to your backpack, unless it's just for a short day trip. 

Generally, the NH Writers Project doesn't consider books in their third edition but, for all intents and purposes, this is an entirely new book and has gone from 300 pages to 680 (larger) pages. 

Where the first edition included only main routes up the mountains, the new version is comprehensive and include stories of some of the more innovative ascents of the more challenging peaks.

Mike hopes that as a tribute to Steve Smith, who has just retired and sold his "Mountain Wanderer's Bookstore" in Lincoln, NH,  those who have purchased the book in earlier versions or have bought the third will head on over to the voting page for the Peoples' Choice Award.

Mike and Steve have both hiked the 4,000 footers in both the warmer weather and in winter. Mike says he completed his winter list in 1991, at the time he was number 142nd hiker to ever complete the list. Nowadays, Mike says, there are people who complete the list in a single winter.

"Voting for the People's Choice Award has now begun and I'm hoping that the White Mountains hiking community will show their support for our book (and for Steve Smith) by going online and casting a ballot at the New Hampshire Writers' Project website.  Visit www.nhwritersproject.org to cast your vote.

If the 4000 footers are not your thing, Mike and Steve also have another book up for the Peoples' Choice "The Mount Washington Valley Through the Ears" a collection of articles from the now defunct "Mountain Ear".

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Notes and Links

Bondcliff Books
https://www.bondcliffbooks.com/about.php


Don't miss our Episode 121 Interview with Mike Dickerman

EP 121

Mike Dickerman - Capturing Sacred Moments in the White Mountains

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Friday, September 5, 2025

Nancy West - InDepthNH.org turns 10!


Nancy West -  InDepthNH.org turns 10!

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Nancy West -  InDepthNH.org turns 10!

Ten years ago, in the face of dramatic changes sweeping the news media, Nancy West launched InDepthNH.org, a news website under the aegis of the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism.

Nancy West reflects on ten years of hard-won success that has made InDepthNH.org an important force in providing local and state news and feature stories intended to fill the void left by the media companies that have eroded to a shadow of their previous versions or closed entirely.

The Citizen of Laconia newspaper closed in 2016.

In 2022, the weekly digital E-Ticker News of Claremont ceased publication.

In 2024, the News and Sentinel in Colebrook published its final issue after unsuccessful attempts to sell the paper.

The Portsmouth Herald and Foster's Daily Democrat merged in 2014, and in 2023, their printing press in Portsmouth was shut down by their owner, Gannett, as part of a national consolidation effort.

The Union Leader has faced significant business and readership challenges, with its audience and financial stability diminishing. 

In 2012, two New Hampshire-based companies acquired 28 radio stations across New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine from Nassau Broadcasting, which had been forced into bankruptcy.

In 2025, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced its closure due to the loss of federal funding, which will impact local public television and radio stations, including potentially New Hampshire Public Radio and; 

NH PBS.WBIN, one of New Hampshire's two commercial television stations, sold its broadcasting rights in 2017 and laid off most of its news staff, eventually going off the air.

Despite the long hours and attention to detail demanded of someone serving as both Editor and Publisher (as well as chief cook and bottle washer), Nancy West has been able to also keep her fingers in her first love, journalism and her advocacy for freedom of the Press, NH's Right-to_Know law, as well as on accountability with her Laurie List advocacy have really raised the bar on journalism in this new "wild west" new environment.

In 2023 Nancy West, received the Michael Donoghue Freedom of Information Award given by the New England First Amendment Coalition (NEFAC) at a ceremony in Boston.

The award is given each year to a journalist or team of journalists for a body of work that protects or advances the public’s right to know. The FOI Award is named for Michael Donoghue, who worked for more than 40 years at the Burlington Free Press.




Come join us to celebrate InDepthNH.org's 10th Anniversary Oct. 22 with speakers Dick Tofel, Steve Taylor, George Bald and Nancy West